Venlafaxine induced akathisia: A case report

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 660-661

  Grover, Sandeep ^a   Valaparla, Vijaya Lakshmi ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; akathisia; venlafaxine

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; PREDNISOLONE; PROPRANOLOL; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AKATHISIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RESTLESSNESS; TREATMENT DURATION; AKATHISIA, DRUG-INDUCED;

ADULT; AKATHISIA, DRUG-INDUCED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; VENLAFAXINE HYDROCHLORIDE;

EID: 84916211374     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.144948     Document Type: Article

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